HOW TO MAKE CARBON FIBER HOOD FROM FACTORY/OEM HOOD - SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI
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0:01 flanges for mould
1:06 filling wax
1:25 surface preparation with release agent and release wax
2:42 tooling gelcoat for copying part shape
4:04 reinforcing dried tooling gelcoat with fiberglass chop strand
8:12 starting mould making of the inner hood part with tooling gelcoat on the surface which is already prepared with release agent and release wax
10:24 reinforcing dried tooling gelcoat with fiberglass chop strand
14:32 flanges for hood scoop mould
14:59 filling wax
16:34 surface preparation with release agent and release wax
17:06 tooling gelcoat for copying part shape
17:48 reinforcing dried tooling gelcoat with fiberglass chop strand
19:54 separating mould from the part
21:00 clear gelcoat to protect finished part from uv lights and dirt
21:08 first layer of carbon cloth
22:04 lantor sonic for resin flow
23:32 second layer of carbon cloth
23:52 peel ply
25:06 infusion mesh
26:47 vacuum bag
28:20 resin infusion process
31:18 trimming cured part
33:08 inner part making
34:47 first layer of carbon cloth
38:48 lantor sonic for resin flow
41:34 second layer of carbon cloth
43:20 peel ply
45:15 resin infusion mesh
48:08 vacuum bag
50:34 resin infusion process
51:58 separating part from mould
53:33 trimming
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